The Mediterranean Rhodes gyre: modelled impacts of climate change,...
The Mediterranean Rhodes gyre is a cyclonic gyre with high primary production due to local upwelling of nutrients, and occasional deep overturning up to 1km depth. This nutrient-rich state is in sharp...
View ArticleSurvival of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) larvae hatched at...
Highlights Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae survival is related to environmental salinity. Higher larval survival rates are shown at 36–38 ppt. Larval survival does not change within environmental pH from...
View ArticleQuality control of potentiometric pH measurements with a combination of NBS...
Seawater pH is a valuable parameter to describe ocean acidification. However, pH measurements are often subject to large uncertainty and the results of the pH comparison from different laboratories are...
View ArticleRole of abiotic factors in enhancing the capacity of mangroves in reducing...
The present study investigated the effects of rising carbon dioxide levels in nature and the carbon sequestration potential of dominant mangrove species for reducing the toxic effects of ocean...
View ArticleDifferent responses of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities to current...
Marine plankton are faced with novel challenges associated with environmental changes such as ocean acidification, warming, and eutrophication. However, data on the effects of simultaneous...
View ArticleHow does climate change affect a fishable resource? The case of the royal sea...
Holothurians or sea cucumbers are key organisms in marine ecosystems that, by ingesting large quantities of sediments, provide important ecosystem services. Among them, Parastichopus regalis (Cuvier,...
View ArticleMetabolic rate allometry in intertidal mussels across environmental...
Highlights Abstract We assess the role of direct and indirect effects of coastal environmental drivers (including the parameters of the carbonate system) on energy expenditure (MR) and body mass (M) of...
View ArticleInteraction between reduced pH and multiple stressors affects the physiology...
Increasing ocean acidification combined with other impacts may cause changes in homeostatic mechanisms of intertidal invertebrates. Stressors do not act in isolation, and experimental work is needed to...
View ArticleEnvironmental change impacts on shell formation in the muricid Nucella lapillus
Environmental change is a significant threat to marine ecosystems worldwide. Ocean acidification, global warming and long-term emissions of anthropogenic effluents are all negatively impacting aquatic...
View ArticleBenthic foraminifera and pore water carbonate chemistry on a tidal flat and...
Highlights Abstract Benthic foraminifera showed a vertical zonation in tidally influenced salt marshes, which has been used for sea level reconstructions. Growing evidence suggested that freshwater...
View ArticleCoral reef fishes in a multi-stressor world
Coral reef fishes and the ecosystems they support represent some of the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems on the planet yet are under threat as they face dramatic increases in multiple,...
View ArticleCrustacean ecology in a changing climate
Whilst crustaceans occupy a diversity of ecological niches and have adapted to many environmental challenges, relatively little is known on how the predicted changes associated with climate change will...
View ArticleImpact of climate change on Arctic macroalgal communities
The Arctic region faces a warming rate that is more than twice the global average. Seaice loss, increase in precipitation and freshwater discharge, changes in underwater light, and amplification of...
View ArticleGlobal decrease in heavy metal concentrations in brown algae in the last 90...
Highlights Abstract In the current scenario of global change, heavy metal pollution is of major concern because of its associated toxic effects and the persistence of these pollutants in the...
View ArticleBiological responses of the predatory blue crab and its hard clam prey to...
How ocean acidification (OA) interacts with other stressors is understudied, particularly for predators and prey. We assessed long-term exposure to decreased pH and low salinity on (1) juvenile blue...
View ArticleDecreased salinity offsets the stimulation of elevated pCO2 on photosynthesis...
The combined effect of elevated pCO2 (Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide) and decreased salinity, which is mainly caused by freshwater input, on the growth and physiological traits of algae has been...
View ArticleImplications of salinity and acidic environments on fitness and oxidative...
Simple Summary The main aim of the present study was to assess the effects of acidification (pH 6.5 vs. pH 8.0) under two salinity conditions (brackish water—BW vs. seawater—SW) on the development and...
View ArticleEffects of global environmental change on microalgal photosynthesis, growth...
Global climate change (GCC) constitutes a complex challenge posing a serious threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in the next decades. There are several recent studies dealing with the potential...
View ArticleLife-stage-dependent effects of multiple flood-associated stressors on a...
Global changes in precipitation patterns have increased the frequency and duration of flooding events. Freshwater inflows into estuaries reduce salinity levels and increase nutrient inputs, which can...
View ArticleThe clam before the storm: a meta analysis showing the effect of combined...
Impacts of a range of climate change on marine organisms have been analysed in laboratory and experimental studies. The use of different taxonomic groupings, and assessment of different processes,...
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